"Your parents don’t get many ocean views, so they demanded a beach visit, but now Dad is hangry-complaining about the sand and it’s clearly time for dinner. This modern Spanish spot in Redondo Beach is calm without being boring, and is generally filled with locals eating big plates of jamon and getting wine-drunk. Get some clams and the tortilla Espanola - if anything is going to convince them that a family trip to Malaga is a good idea, a giant potato cake is probably it." - jess basser sanders, brant cox, brett keating